Kids-Yoga
“Children are human beings to whom respect is due, superior to us by reason of their innocence and of the greater possibilities of their future.” – Maria Montessori

Things are buzzing here at Green School! Kids are learning about nature through their senses in Green Studies, making plant perfume & getting into the mud this week! Classes are humming with activity, Marimba music floating through the air, art students making self portraits with found objects & so much more. The “Yoga for Kids” Teacher Training in Bali course was a wonderful success, Soccer season kicked off with bang & the Back-to-School Picnic was a big hit too! Thanks to everyone for helping get this new school year off to such a great start . . Go Green School Go!

In this issue:

Green School News

Upcoming Events

Ongoing Events

Media & Links

Also in the Green School Community

Green School News

Annual Meeting

Green-School-Board

We will be holding our first Annual Meeting after assembly at 3.30pm on Friday the 27th of September. This will be where teachers, staff and families can hear the future vision and plans for Green School. It will include what the Board and management envisage for Green School in the next one, five and ten years time. There will be an open discussion and an opportunity to ask questions and contribute your own vision and ideas for the future of our school. I encourage all staff, faculty and families to attend.

Roger James Hamilton
Board Chairman

Green School Vision, Mission and Values

What follows are important guiding principal for Green School and we live by them each day, from the students to the staff to the community. They are what shape our daily and yearly focus. They are available publicly for everyone in the Annual Plan (2013/14 Plan coming soon!), on our website, and in our literature, but it is nice to pull them out and review them with everyone.

Christopher Thompson
Director and General Manager

Our Vision
Our vision is of a natural, holistic,student-centered learning environment that empowers and inspires our students to be creative, innovative, green leaders.

Our Mission
The Mission of Green School contributes to our Vision by educating young leaders in global citizenship. Our purpose is to champion a new model of learning that connects the timeless lessons from nature to a relevant and effective preparation for a fast-changing future.

Our Values
We believe in three simple rules underlying every decision: be local; let your environment be your guide; and envisage how your grandchildren will be affected by your actions. The eight Green School iRespect Values that guide us are: Integrity; Responsibility; Empathy; Sustainability; Peace; Equality; Community; Trust.

Green School Community Association Gathering Steam

Foots Thank you to all of you that have expressed interest in supporting GSCA parent-led projects. We have received a good number of enthusiastic responses to our service commitment survey and several parents have proposed their own projects of passion that they are wanting to initiate this year.

There are still a good number of you, though, that have yet to indicate how you’d like to be involved as a parent at Green School this year. We would like to ask that you complete our quick online service survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5GTRRJF

We expect to begin bringing teams together to start working on their respective projects next week after we have collected more responses from parents. We are growing in number and it’s exciting to think of what we can accomplish together for our vibrant and growing Green School community!

Kul Kul Connecting in 2013-2014

Kul Kul

Kul Kul Connection has big plans for building bridges between the Sibang and Green School communities this year.

We are greatly encouraged by the support received from the Green School Global team to allocate a portion of the proceeds from Green Educator workshops to our free English program for students from the local village of Sibang. Pak Soma managed to enrol over 90 students for this program in just a few days in July. Classes are set to begin on Monday, September 9th, so you might soon see local Sibang students eager to learn English at Green School coming onto our campus after school on weekdays.
Also exciting is the number of parents who have expressed an intention to support Kul Kul Connection endeavours and activities this year either through service or simply participating in our events. We are eager to get you involved and we will be contacting you next week with an announcement of our first meeting time. Until then, here is a list of some of the KKC’s proposed and/or ongoing projects to give you an idea of what’s in store this year:

Free English classes after school from Monday-Friday for local Sibang students.
Free English classes for GS staff/scholar parents/local school teachers
Race to 300 (Indonesian language learning through vocabulary acquisition and language exchange for GS parents/faculty/staff/students)
Social events that bring together international and Indonesian Green School parents
Regularly scheduled tours to introduce international parents to our neighbouring Sibang community and its citizens
Involvement in community projects such as waste management
Quarterly meetings with Sibang community leaders
Connecting Sibang students to Green School students through play and service (sports/games/after-school activities)
Fundraiser for school gamelan acquisition
KKC to act as a liaison/gatekeeper between GS faculty wishing to engage in community connections and the Sibang community

If you’re looking to connect with the KKC, please send me an email to indicate your interest and I’ll be sure to include you on our mailing list.

-Tim Fijal: tim.fijal@greenschool.org

New Green School Tours Open For Community Participation

Thanks to our tours & so many in the Green School community, we have been able to build amazing support for the Indonesian Scholarship Fund over the years.

We want to invite everyone who is interested in helping us grow our tour program to join our newly forming community Tour Think Tank . . . aka “T3” : ) * To sign up, please email info@greencampbali.com and simply type “T3” in the subject line, Thanks!

Admissions Update: Enrolment for January 2014 Semester

Sergey-Found-Object

While 2014 may still seem like a long way off, we are already seeing a steady stream of inquiries and applications for the upcoming January-June semester. Given some of our classes are either at or reaching capacity, we will need to hear from you if your plans for re-enrolment in January have changed.

Green School families who have already indicated an intention to enrol for the August-December 2013 semester only have received a January 2014 enrolment confirmation request this week via email.

If your family had intended to enrol for the full 2013-2014 academic year or longer at the time of registration, but have since decided to leave Green School at the end of this semester, we need to hear from you soon. Unless Admissions is informed otherwise, deposits are held against the full enrolment period committed to at the time of registration.

Please come and speak to us in Admissions should you require any clarification.

We hope to see you all back, learning and growing with us at Green School in 2014!

Tim Fijal, Admissions

Yoga for Kids Teacher Training in Bali

yoga In August, Green Camp hosted its first ever Yoga for Kids Teacher Training program.
Organized by Green School parent, Claudia Perucchini, and supported by teachers from Yellow Coco, the 12-day program was a great success!

The program focused on empathy & resolution techniques were imparted around common issues in the education of young children, such as bullying & sharing. Learning the art of teaching traditional yoga poses to kids, breathing, mindfulness, and some creative group poses made the whole experience a huge success. Of course, no Green Camp is ever complete without a healthy dose of fun in the mud pit, swimming in the Ayung River, and learning permaculture principles. You can read more about it here: http://www.liveloveraw.com/

Upcoming Events

Parent Information and Educational offerings

Elise-and-Noli-Green-Easel-Painting Get these on your calendar!

September 11th: Finding Equilibrium, a look at the hierarchy of needs and how it applies to settling into life in Bali. A great program for new Green School families! With Principle Andy Slavin and Nikki Macfarlane, HS Enterprise Education Teacher. Begins at 2 pm in the Meringue Bale next to Art Studio.

September 25th: Campus Herb Walk–Come learn about the flora and fauna of the GS campus with local expert Sumade. Walk begins at 9am in the Heart of School.
October:
1st: Communicating with Children, a workshop with Steve Spitalny. Discover the real needs of the young child through the perspective of the development of self awareness. This will give you a basis for finding better practices for truly connecting with your children. The workshop will include tips on resolving conflicts and ways to get beyond threats and bribes to get the children to do what you want. Early childhood consultant and author Steve Spitalny has been a kindergarten teacher at the Santa Cruz (California) Waldorf School for 24 years. Since the mid-1990′s, he has given workshops, lectures and courses on many themes for various institutions and groups including Rudolf Steiner College and is on the faculty of WISC (Waldorf Institute of Southern California). Steve’s mixed-age kindergarten group includes children from 3-years-old until they are ready for first grade. Steve is a former Board member of WECAN (Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America) as well as former editor of Gateways, the bi-annual newsletter of WECAN. His many articles have been published in Gateways, and various other publications. Steve is a husband, parent and grandparent, as well as an active storyteller and musician. This workshop will run from 9am-noon on October 1 and there is a small fee: $20 per person, or $30 per couple. Please email me (andys@greenshcool.org) to reserve a spot.

9th: Ecophilia: How do we instill a love of nature in our children? This workshop will be facilitated by Pak Matt, Pak Noan, and Ibu Andrea. 9-10am, location to be determined–stay tuned.

Michael Franti Soulshine Festival

The Soulshine Festival is coming to Green School for 2 days in December and you can be a part of creating the magic! There will be a meeting on Friday Sept. 20 at 1 pm for all interested volunteers who would like to help plan the festival. Meet at the Warung near the entrance of school.

If you are interested in leading a workshop, giving an EcoTalk, participating in the KidsZone or being a craft or food vendor, please email Kaia at kaia.roman@greenschool.org All the details about the festival are at www.soulshinefestival.com

Here is a personal invitation from Michael Franti –please spread the word to friends and family about this benefit for Bumi Sehat Birthing Clinic and Green School’s Indonesian Scholarship Fund!

2nd Green School Educator Course (Sept 27-29)

green-educator This September, we will be running our 2nd Green School Educator Course, which will be specifically tailored for Early Years and Primary School teachers and administrators from around the world. Participants will spend 3 days learning about the Green School pedagogy while staying overnight in our Green Camp accommodations. The course will be led by Green School teachers, providing our participants with an enriching educational experience. Through this engaging, experiential course, participants will not only learn about the theory of our pedagogy but also experience it in practice. Each participant will leave with an understanding of our Early Years and Primary School programs as well as with their own toolbox of innovative teaching strategies to bring home.

Dates: September 27 – 29, 2013
Location: Green School, Bali
Cost: $497 – Price includes the workshop materials, meals and accommodation
Please note: We will be offering 5 scholarships to Indonesian teachers.

For more information about the course and to register, please visit; www.greenschool.org/greeneducator

Ongoing Events

BSSA Soccer

Green-School-Soccer-5 Next week’s matches: Wednesday 11 September

9-10 boys 2 vs CCS 2 at Green (2.30pm)
9-10 boys 1 vs French and AIS at AIS
11/12 boys vs French and AIS at AIS
13/14 boys vs CCS and CCS
13/14 girls vs CCS at Green (3pm)

6-8s vs Dyatmika at Dyatmika – THURSDAY 12th

Bemos depart Green School 2pm sharp and return by 5pm. Games start 3pm.
Please note that we have 2 home games! Come and support our teams!

Please ensure the BSSA Permission form has been returned to the coaches!

The senior tournament will be Thursday 26 September on Canggu Club 11am-3pm
Practice days: 3:15-4:30pm

Monday: 9/10 boys: Pak Eduardo and Pak Peter

Tuesday: 11/12 boys: Pak Sal
13/14 boys: Pak Kyle

Wed: 6-8s with Pak Yeshi, Pak Mark and Ibu Janaina

Thursday: 13/14 girls: Ibu Jackie G
15+ girls: Pak Colin

Friday: 15+ boys: Pak Jade

Senior Volleyball Practice:

Every Wednesday 3.30pm with Pak Dan in the gym for pre-season training!!

Many thanks
Pak Colin

Soccer for 6-8’s
Thursday the 12th of September is the Soccer/ Football Match day for boys Under 8 years old. Wednesday afternoon 11th September, from 3.30 to 4.30 is practice as usual.

Students will need to be leaving class at 1.45pm to be on the bus by 2pm so they can arrive at Dyatmika by 2:45-3:00pm and should finish it off around 4pm. Returning to school around 5 pm.

Permission notes need to be returned if they have not been already. Students cannot go without a permission note.

Pak Yeshi

After School Programs

Environmental-after-school

Our After School program will be running until October 11. All activities run from 3:30 to 4:30 and locations are indicated in parenthesis.

Monday

Open Library with Ibu Meidy (2nd floor Heart of School, all ages)

Tuesdays

Clean Up the World community outreach with Ibu Muria (Warung, all ages)
Garage Band with Pak Adam–All musicians welcome! (Mepantigan/Music Room)
Marimba Ensemble with Ibu Jan–this is for older students who have previously worked with Ibu Jan (or who have special permission to join)
Hairdos and Braids with Ibu Kiki and Ibu Tini (Heart of School, all ages)
Open Library with Ibu Meidy (2nd floor Heart of School, all ages)
Open Computer Lab with Ibu Neni (2nd floor Heart of School, all ages)
Mask Making with Pak Dewa- Class is full now.

Wednesdays

Come and Create Art with Ibu Jen (Art Studio, all ages)
Homework/ Home Task Support for Primary students with Ibu Pipit and Ibu Komang (Heart of School)
Open Library with Ibu Meidy (2nd floor Heart of School, all ages)
Open Computer Lab with Ibu Yulie (2nd floor Heart of School, all ages)

Thursdays

Multi-species Club with Ibu Muria. This is a group of students and teachers who are keen to look more closely at the biodiversity on the school grounds, helping it develop, and creating informational panels to share with the GS community (Ibu Muria’s classroom, all ages)
Free writing with Ibu Michelle (Heart of School, all ages)
Marimba Ensemble with Ibu Jan–this is for older students who have previously worked with Ibu Jan
Open Library with Ibu Meidy (2nd floor Heart of School, all ages)
Open Computer Lab with Ibu Russlee (2nd floor Heart of School, all ages)
Mask Making with Pak Dewa- only 2 spaces left- (Art Studio)

NOTE: We are currently looking for someone to teach coding (computer programing) as an after school activity. If you or someone you know might be interested please let me know. We have some students who are interested and we’d like to support them!
As a friendly reminder, those students not involved in an after school activity should be off campus by 3:45 unless supervised by a parent.

Media about Green School

Green School featured on CBC

CBC-News Here is a great piece about Green School that just ran on CBC, Canada’s internationally respected news network.

This story features two of our Canadian students along with Kristen Martin, Pak Matt, Pak Tim and our founder Pak John.

We’ve shared this story far & wide but wanted to take a moment to share it with you especially to show what a powerful & positive impact you’re having around the world!

http://goo.gl/tDa4VW

From the Mailbox

green-school “Dear Green School,

At Dr. Owen Geiger’s green building blog he mentioned your school and left your name for others to see your site. I believe in what you are doing there to help children grow to be fine adults. My thanks for being loving, responsible people who really do care about the children and your environment. You have my utmost respect. My only regret is that I didn’t start life out in such an environment. My suggestion is to watch what these children become. From their teens into adulthood. I believe you are grooming leaders. Everyone will benefit from the sound direction that they learned at your school…
Much Respect And Gratitude To You And All The Other Instructors
Carroll J. Shirkey, Seattle, WA “

Also in the Green School Community & Beyond

Green School Family Snapshot

Souza-Schagen-Family The de Souza-Schagen Family
Ramon Schagen (New Zealand), Fiona de Souza (Singapore),
Tiera, age 10 (Grade 6), and Declan age 8 (Grade 3B)

The de Souza – Schagen Family is new to Green School this year from Singapore. They first came to do a trial day at the school three years ago, but it took them awhile to take the leap. They are a very diverse family with Ramon being half Dutch and New Zealander, and Fiona being half Chinese and half Portugese, so they are happy to add Bali to their long list of cultural experiences. They are living in Pererenan near the beach north of Changgu, and Ramon who is a keen mountain bike rider and the kids are determined to learn to surf this year. Tiera has built an amazing eco website for other kids called kidsgreenliving.com (see picture below) and hopes to add exciting new content about her experiences in Bali to the site. She likes the water, creating home videos and doing instagram and her brother Declan loves soccer and playing Minecraft on the computer. Fiona, a catholic, was delighted to find a number of catholic churches in Bali and she is interested in Permaculture and herbs. The de Souza-Schagen family even has their own Green Mission Statement and it is a big RRRRRA!!! Reduce, Recycle, Reuse, Restore, Respect Always!!!

Raising Men, a Rite of Passage for boys

Raising-Men-Camp Following up on last week’s feature on Camp Out with Kids, for 6 – 11 year olds, please see the flyer for Raising Men, a Rite of Passage camp for fathers / mentors and boys aged 12 – 15 years. This will be held in a beautiful location in Bedugal, Bali, from Friday October 18th to Monday 21st, at the start of the mid-term break. Says Naren King “I have been planning to do this adventure with Toby ever since he was 8 years old, and I’m really excited it’s going to happen here in Bali. I have known Dr Arne Rubinstein and his work with rites of passage for teenagers, for almost 20 years. Many of my friends have been on one of these camps and all have reported that its been one of the best things, or the best thing, they have ever done with their son. We have an opportunity here in Bali for the first time, to support the transition of boys, to young men, through this unique program, and I encourage all fathers of boys from 12 – 15 years to come and share this experience. For more info and registering, you can go to: http://doctorarne.com/raising-men-camp-bali/

Dr Arne Rubinstein (author of ‘The Making of Men’) gave a great talk at Green School earlier this year. Arne is one of the founders of Pathways Foundation, which runs successful Rites of Passage programs throughout Australia, for youth approaching adulthood. Arne said; “teenagers today have more opportunities than ever, but also face more challenges.” The engaging discussion that followed covered practical ways to guide and support young adults in this most critical time in their lives and led to Arne being invited back to run some programs here in Bali.

Global Rites of Passage- Leadership Training

Leadership-Training Another really exciting program that is happening here in Bali, is the Global Rites of Passage Leadership Training, from Friday October 4th – Sunday 6th. Arne will be outlining the elements of Rites of Passage that are used all over the world and that we can use to create programs to support not only our youth but also in our families, communities and work. Arne has been working with teenagers, families and corporate leaders for over 30 years. Over 20,000 people have attended his programs internationally and he was nominated for Australian of the Year in 2008. This is the first time he has run a program in Bali and it is an amazing opportunity. More details go to : http://doctorarne.com/leadership-training-bali/

Our own weekly news

To submit your own news updates for inclusion, please send it to communications@greenschool.org by 12 noon each Wednesday.We cannot always guarantee inclusion and we may have to delay for a week at times.

Visit the Green School Website: http://www.greenschool.org

Visit the Green School Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/greenschool